Primers and Undercoats
USING PRIMER OR PRIMER
Primer is also called primercalled and is an important step in preparing your painting project. When you first apply a layer of primer, the paint will adhere better. And that ensures a more beautiful final result and better protection of the paintwork. You mainly use primer when painting a new, untreated surface. But also when going from a dark to a light color and the surface is difficult to adhere to.
5 REASONS TO APPLY PRIMER
- Better adhesion, especially on untreated and damaged wood, metal, and porous surfaces like plaster and concrete.
- Smoother surface: primer smooths out small imperfections. This results in a more even and beautiful final result.
- Covering stains: is the wood discolored or are there stains on a wall? With primer, you cover this up and prevent it from showing after painting.
- Better protection of the surface, for example against moisture, rust, and mold. Especially when using primer for exterior painting, you will enjoy your paint project longer.
- Neutral base: the primer provides a blank canvas so the new color really stands out.
DIFFERENT LAB PRIMERS
LAB offers primers for various painting jobs in its range. LAB multiprimer is the ideal start for those who want to paint with LAB interior (indoor paint) or LAB exterior (outdoor paint) on wood, MDF, metal, zinc, aluminum, and plastic. Are you only painting wood? Then use LAB wood primer interior or LAB wood primer exterior. LAB wallfix is a primer with which you can pre-treat powdery and absorbent surfaces such as new plaster both indoors and outdoors, and LAB chalk 1 (primer lime paint) is a
durable and special ademand primer. The product is developed for stabilizing surfaces that are finished with LAB chalk (lime paint).